Album (Girls album)
Album is the debut album by American band Girls. It was released September 22, 2009 on True Panther Sounds.[1]
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 22, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Indie pop, indie rock, surf rock, jangle pop, dream pop | |||
Length | 44:17 | |||
Label | True Panther Sounds | |||
Producer | Chet "JR" White | |||
Girls chronology | ||||
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Singles from Album | ||||
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Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10[2] |
Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
The Guardian | |
Mojo | |
MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A−[7] |
NME | 9/10[8] |
Pitchfork | 9.1/10[9] |
Q | |
Rolling Stone | |
Uncut |
Initial critical response to Album was extremely positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 80, based on 22 reviews.[1] Tom Breihan of Pitchfork writes, "Album is mostly sunny Beach Boys pastiche, but it's not the kajillionth indie attempt at orchestral Pet Sounds majesty. Rather, it's simple and forthright early Beach Boys stuff: compact guitar-jangles, sha-la-la harmonies, muffled heartbeat drums. It sounds great."[9] Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic states, "As a whole, everything's relaxed and dreamy, perfectly matching the '70s aesthetic of their videos: washed out with overexposed sun streaks and a Crayola watercolor palette."[3] Will Dean of The Guardian says, "The duo combine deceptively simple chords and patterns with hazy walls of feedback, Californian pop melodies, surf guitars and Owens's dozy vocal style – which sounds like he's answering a question you asked him yesterday. The result is glorious."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Christopher Owens, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lust for Life" | 2:25 |
2. | "Laura" | 4:51 |
3. | "Ghost Mouth" | 3:11 |
4. | "God Damned" | 2:17 |
5. | "Big Bad Mean Motherfucker" | 2:15 |
6. | "Hellhole Ratrace" | 6:56 |
7. | "Headache" | 4:00 |
8. | "Summertime" | 5:39 |
9. | "Lauren Marie" | 4:58 |
10. | "Morning Light" | 2:36 |
11. | "Curls" | 2:08 |
12. | "Darling" | 2:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Solitude" | 3:44 |
14. | "Life in San Francisco" | 2:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Solitude" | 3:44 |
14. | "Oh Boy!" | 2:41 |
15. | "Life in San Francisco" | 2:21 |
16. | "End of the World" (writers: Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee) | 3:35 |
Personnel
Adapted from Discogs.[15]
- Chet "JR" White – producer, bass guitar
- Tom Marzella – drums (track 10)
- Garett Godard – drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 12)
- Myles Benham Cooper – beach sounds (track 7)
- Christopher Owens – cover art, girls photos
- Sandy Kim – band photography
- John Goodmansos – mixing
- John Golden – mastering
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[16] | 136 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 24 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] | 3 |
As of 2012 the album has sold 50,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. [19]
Release history
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
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United States | September 22, 2009 | True Panther Sounds | CD | TRUE-010 |
LP | TRUE-010-1 | |||
United Kingdom | September 28, 2009 | Fantasytrashcan | CD | FANTASY003 |
LP | FANTASY003LP | |||
Australia | October 10, 2009 | Pod/Inertia | CD (with 2 bonus tracks) | PODCD0735 |
Japan | October 21, 2009 | Turnstile/Fantasytrashcan | CD (with 4 bonus tracks) | YRCG-90027 |
Brazil | June 28, 2010 | Lab 344 | CD (with 2 bonus tracks) | 5051083047111 |
References
- "Reviews for Album by Girls". Metacritic. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- "Album by Girls reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- Lymangrover, Jason. "Album – Girls". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- Bevan, David (September 29, 2009). "Girls: Album". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- Dean, Will (September 25, 2009). "Girls: Album". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- "Girls: Album". Mojo (194): 103. January 2010.
- Christgau, Robert (December 2009). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- Jonze, Tim (September 27, 2009). "Album review: Girls – 'Album' (Fantasytrashcan/Turnstile)". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
- Breihan, Tom (September 25, 2009). "Girls: Album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- "Girls: Album". Q (279): 111. October 2009.
- O'Donnell, Kevin (September 21, 2009). "Album : Girls". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- Richards, Sam (September 22, 2009). "Girls – Album". Uncut. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- "The 40 Best Albums of 2009". Spin. December 31, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2009". Pitchfork. December 17, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- "Girls (5) - Album". Discogs. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- "Girls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- "Girls Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- "Girls Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482270/girls-singer-christopher-owens-leaves-band